Page 6: Historical Events In January - 01

1844  1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on January - 01.   

1845  The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed on this day in history.   

1846  On this day in history yucatan declares independence from México   

1846  Yucatan declares independence from Mexico on this day in history.   

1846  Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) on this day in history.   

1847  On this day in history michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment   

1847  Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing on this day in history.   

1847  Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on this day in history.   

1848  Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on January - 01.   

1850  Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history city of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line   

1852  On this day in history netherlands begins issuing postage stamps   

1852  The first US public bath opens in New York City NY on January - 01.   

1852  On January - 01 1st US public bath opens, in NYC   

1853  The first practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on January - 01.   

1853  1st practical fire engine (horse-drawn) in US enters service on January - 01.   

1853  Hans Koessler, composer on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 01 lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford PA)   

1854  Lincoln University, a black college, chartered (Oxford, Penn) on this day in history.   

1854  On January - 01 james Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author (The Golden Bough)   

1858  Canada begins using decimal currency system on January - 01.   

1860  On this day in history slavery ends of in Netherlands Indies   

1860  On this day in history slavery ends of in Neth Indies   

1861  Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City on this day in history.   

1861  President Lincoln declares slavery in Confederate states unlawful on this day in history.   

1862  Battle of Fort McRee FL, Battle of Port Royal SC (Port Royal Ferry) on this day in history.   

1862  On January - 01 the first US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000)   

1862  US income tax goes into effect (3% of incomes > $600,% of incomes > $10,000) on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history 1st US income tax (3% of incomes > $600, 5% of incomes > $10,000)   

1862  Snitz Edwards, Hungary, actor (College, Phantom of the Opera) on this day in history.   

1863  Battle of Galveston, TX - Confederates recapture the city on this day in history.   

1863  On January - 01 battle of Helena AK   

1863  Emancipation Proclamation (ending slavery) issued by Lincoln on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history the birth of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympics   

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0766  Ali al-Rida, Shia Imam (d. 818) was born on January - 01.   

1387  Charles, The Angry One, king of Navarra (1349-87) was born on January - 01.   

1431  Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503) was born on January - 01.   

1449  On January - 01 birth of lorenzo de'Medici, [The Magnificent] of Florence   

1449  Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492) was born on this day in history.   

1467  On January - 01 birth of sigismund I, the old, king of Poland   

1481  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant reformer was born on this day in history.   

1484  Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss Protestant leader (d. 1531) was born on this day in history.   

0379  On January - 01 basilius the Great, of Caesarea, saint (Moralia), dies   

0404  Death of Telemachus, Roman monk, murdered on this day in history.   

0898  Odo, earl of Paris/king of France (888-98), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

0962  Boudouin III, count of Flanders, dies on January - 01.   

1204  Death of King Haakon III of Norway (c. 1170) on this day in history.   

1387  On January - 01 karel de Boze, king of Navarra (1349-87), dies   

1502  On January - 01 gregorius XIII, [Ugo Buoncampagni], Italy, pope (1572-85), dies   

1515  On January - 01 louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52